‘Tharuni’ rendering great service – ANCL Editorial Director

Nimal Jayasinghe Gampaha Roving Corr

The Siyane Siri Self-Employment Training and Promotion Programme launched by the Gampaha District SLFP Women’s Bala Mandalaya has proved highly successful, said Lake House Director Editorial Seelaratne Senarath.

Lake House Director Editorial Seelaratne Senarath and Gampaha District Parliamentarian Pandu Bandaranayake at the inauguration of the ‘Siyane Siri’ self- employment training and promation – workshop at the Green Garden Reception Hall, Yakkala Road, Gampaha recently. Tharuni Editor Anton Samson is also in the picture. (Picture by Gampaha Roving Corr)

He was speaking at a self-employment Training Workshop organised by the Bala Mandalaya and sponsored by the Lake House ‘Tharuni’ women’s weekly at the Green Garden Reception Hall, Gampaha recently.

Director Seelaratne Senarath said the Tharuni newspaper which is a Lake House publication has become very popular among women of all ages today. Tharuni is rendering a great service by bringing veteran artistes to the doorsteps to provide free lectures and demonstrations to educate women on self-employment awareness. He also lauded Tharuni Editor Anton Samson for his indefatigable services towards the improvement of the paper.

Gampaha District MP and Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister Pandu Bandaranayake said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa while launching mega development schemes in the Gampaha District were giving an impetus towards improving the lot of women folk in the district. Tharuni Editor Anton Samson and several others also spoke.